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The job will involve converting existing treebanks into a standard format for dependency treebanks. The post-doctoral researcher will formulate guidelines related to headedness; identify structures in existing treebanks that are not consistent with the headedness guidelines; and formulate rules that will convert those structures into the new standard format.

The salary is $36,000 (USD) plus benefits. The candidate must spend twelve full months on the project. The candidate will work at the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), although this is joint work with Columbia University.

To apply, email a CV and names and contact information for three references to Lori Levin (email address below), with the subject header 'Postdoc Application'. There will be further instructions on how to submit an official application to CMU.

There is no specific deadline for application, but we expect to make a decision by the end of January.

Lori Levin will be available to meet with candidates at the annual meeting of the LSA in Portland.